External debt, end year in Gabon
Gabon: External debt, end year was 986.85 billion current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Gabon, 1988–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Gabon is 986.85 billion current LCU, measured in 2008.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Gabon peaked at 2.24 trillion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 726.00 billion current LCU, in 1988.
That places Gabon 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 753.00 billion current LCU | 726.00 billion current LCU | 780.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.56 trillion current LCU | 787.61 billion current LCU | 2.23 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 trillion current LCU | 986.85 billion current LCU | 2.24 trillion current LCU | 9 |
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More science & technology data for Gabon
- Scientific and technical journal articles 90.57 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 68.7% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.56 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 4.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 119,181 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 3.97 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 13.89 million millions of constant united states dollars (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Gabon?
- External debt, end year in Gabon was 986.85 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 trillion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 726.00 billion current LCU in 1988.
- How does Gabon rank for external debt, end year?
- Gabon ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2008.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.